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The remaining M&1 water suppliers within the Study Area rely mainly on ground water supplies, with springs and surface water diversions making up the remainder of their source of supply. 2.4 WATER-BASED RECREATION The Upper Gunnison and Uncompahgre Basins offer diverse recreational opportunities throughout the four seasons of the year. The most popular water-based recreational activities are flatwater boating and fishing, stream fishing and camping. Activities which are rapidly growing in popularity include river rafting and boating, and wind surfing. The majority of the land in the Study Area is public lands (70 percent) which are managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The National Park Service (NPS), the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) and the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation (CDPOR) operate recreation facilities within the Study Area on other public lands which encompass an additional two percent of the Study Area. There are about 1.5 million acres of National Forest land within the Study Area, comprising approximately 46 percent of the Study Area. This National Forest land includes all or part of the following six wilderness areas: West Elk, Big Blue, Collegiate Peaks, La Garita, Mount Sneffles and Maroon Bells-Snowmass. Use figures for the National Forest lands were obtained from records kept by the USFS. In 1986, use of the National Forests within the Study Area for a11 recreation activities is estimated to have been 1,132,000 Recreational Visitor Days (RVD's). For the same period, water-based recreational activities within the forests amounted to 381,000 RVD's. The Taylor River and Taylor Park area receive some of the most intense recreational use that occurs on USFS lands within the Study Area. Major activities include fishing, boating, and camping. 7he 11 campgrounds located in the Taylor River drainage receive the highest utilization of all forest campgrounds located in the Study Area. They are full on weekends during the peak camping season and generally on many weekdays. In 1986, activities 2-4